it happened in one of rio dejaneiro�*s poorest neighbourhoods, known as favelas.has this report. and a warning: some of the details are distressing. as police swooped in helicopters and i met vehicles, suspects could be seen trying to escape across the rooftops. —— armoured vehicles that make some had high—powered weapons let down in the street, please were closing in. 0fficers described it as a war scenario. it the deadliest police operation since 2016. here is the account of one resident who says an injured boy came into her home. "when the police saw the blood, they came in screaming, where is he, where is he? i put my children behind me and they killed the boy in the room. may only reaction was to protect my family. my nine—year—old daughter saw everything. she will never want to see that happen again." seems like this have become much less common after a supreme court order lastjune supreme court order last june outlawing supreme court order lastjune outlawing raids during the coronavirus pandemic unless they are deemed essential. these are some of the weapon

it happened in one of rio dejaneiro's poorest neighbourhoods, known as favelas.t. and a warning: some of the details are distressing. as police swooped in helicopters and armoured vehicles, suspects could be seen trying to escape across the rooftops. some of them armed with high—powered weapons. down on the street level, police were closing in. 0fficers described it as a "war scenario". it's the deadliest police operation since 2016. here's the account of one resident, who says an injured boy came into her home. translation: when the police saw the blood, they came - in screaming, "where is he, where is he?" ijust had time to put my children here behind me, and they killed the boy in the room. they didn't give the boy time to say anything. my only reaction was to protect my family. my nine—year—old daughter saw everything. she will never want to sleep in that room again. scenes like this have become much less common after a supreme court order lastjune outlawing raids during the coronavirus pandemic, unless they're deemed essential. these are some of the weapons

our correspondent camilla mota reports from rio dejaneiro. chanting.e favelas. that's the message residents here carried out today in a protest after what's been called the deadliest police raid recorded in the city's history. 2a alleged suspects and one police officer were killed in the nine—hour operation. residents say suspects were executed. police argue they only acted in self—defense. translation: every single day in the operations that take - place inside the favela, an innocent person dies — a child who cannot study, a worker who cannot work. shocking images of blood puddles on the street and inside people's houses shared on social media sparked rage among brazilians. the un is calling for an investigation. translation: we remind the brazilian authorities i that the use of force should be applied only when strictly necessary. lethal force should be used as a last resort and only in cases where there's an imminent threat to life or of serious injury. police brutality is a deep—rooted problem in brazil, especially in rio, a state plummeted in a p

more than 1,000 supporters of president bolsonaro snaking through the streets of rio dejaneiro. pack, the president himself. it's just his latest show of defiance against coronavirus restrictions, which the brazilian leader has steadily criticised. translation: bolsonaro for me is the return - of freedom, of my country. i'm a patriot and with him ifeel we are proud to be patriots, proud of the green and yellow colours. bolsonaro 2022! but not everyone agrees — a senate committee has started investigating the president's handling of the pandemic, and the slow roll—out of the vaccine programme in the country. because in brazil, the situation is dire. the country has recorded 16 million cases since the pandemic began. as well as almost 450,000 deaths. that means brazil has the second—highest death toll the world. with these kinds of figures, despite the big show of support on wheels, mr bolsonaro�*s approval ratings have declined sharply. while his supporters may be a smaller pack as of late, they are certainly loud. relatives and supporters of george floyd, the african—american ki

more than 1,000 supporters of president bolsonaro snaking through the streets of rio dejaneiro.dent himself. it's just his latest show of defiance against coronavirus restrictions, which the brazilian leader has steadily criticised. translation: bolsonaro for me is the return - of freedom, the return of my country. i'm a patriot and with him ifeel we are proud to be patriots again, proud of the green and yellow. bolsonaro 2022! but not everyone agrees — a senate committee has started investigating the president's handling of the pandemic, and the slow roll—out of the vaccine programme in the country. because in brazil, the situation is dire. the country has recorded 16 million cases since the pandemic began. as well as almost 450,000 deaths. that means brazil has the second—highest death toll the world. with these kinds of figures, despite the big show of support on wheels, mr bolsonaro�*s approval ratings have declined sharply. while his supporters may be a smaller pack as of late, they are certainly loud. extra support is being offered to people who need to self—isolate in eng

protesters have gathered outside a police headquarters in rio dejaneiro in brazil following a securityration in which twenty five people were killed, including one police officer. dozens of people had to be rescued from a tower block in east london on friday morning after a fire broke out and spread over three floors. the flats are partially covered in cladding similar to the type used at grenfell tower. more than 30 people needed medical treatment for smoke inhalation. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. for people in flats with fire safety issues, this is the nightmare. open the door! it's open, it's open. but at nine this morning, it's what confronted residents. as i opened the door to leave my flat, that's when i bumped into one of the security guards running up, screaming that "there's a fire, "there's a fire, get out," and he was sweating and i could clearly tell that this was serious, it wasn't a drill. 120 firefighters tackled the flames and rescued residents, some suffering from the effects of the smoke. we recognise this has got cladding that is very similar t

protesters have gathered outside a police headquarters in rio dejaneiro in brazil following a securityperation in which 25 people were killed — including one police officer. they accuse the force of carrying out a massacre against the poor of the favelas. president biden has insisted his economic programme remains on track, despite disappointing job figures for april. he said that although only a quarter of a million new posts had been created last month, his american rescue plan had been designed to help over the whole year. just after 3.30 in the morning. in around 15 minutes�* time it's newswatch but first here on bbc news it's time for click. hey, welcome to click. this week we're going to talk about locking stuff up and keeping stuff safe, which is why lara currently has a safe on her lap. well, it's a safe with a bit of a difference. you know when you're at the dining table and it feels like everybody has a reason that they have to do something on their phone there and then? laughs, yeah, yeah, yeah. well, this aims to overcome that. it's somewhere to lock away your devices so th

protesters have gathered outside a police headquarters in rio dejaneiro in brazil following a securityperation in which 25 people were killed — including one police officer. they accuse the force of carrying out a massacre against the poor of the favelas. debris from a chinese rocket is expected to fall back to earth in an uncontrolled re—entry this weekend. it was used to launch the first module of china's new space station last month. china says the risk of damage is �*extremely low�*. now on bbc news witness history. divya arya dozens of people had to be rescued from a tower hello and welcome to a special edition of witness history with me, divya arya, here in delhi as we present remarkable eyewitness accounts of key moments in india's modern history. coming up, we'll hear how india built a modern city in the 19505... ..the story of goa's struggle for independence... ..plus, we remember the industrial disaster at bhopal in 1984... ..and the pioneers of india's international call centres. but we begin with partition, when in 1947, british—controlled india won its independence and spl

protesters have gathered outside a police headquarters in rio dejaneiro in brazil following a security

police in brazilian city of rio dejaneiro have defended their operation against drug traffickers in which at least 25 people died. officers said that the action had been planned for almost a year after they had received information that criminal gangs had been recruiting children and minors. votes are being counted in britain after elections to the devolved parliaments in scotland and wales, and to local government authorities in england. a parliamentary seat in hartlepool in north—east england is also being contested. the result there is expected to be announced in the next few hours. now on bbc news, influencers across the globe are promoting apetamin as a quick fix for kardashian—esque curves. but there's a lot they don't know about this �*miracle�* syrup. i'm altou mvuama, a model and influencer. so obviously, appearance is everything for me. it's a really competitive world out there and sometimes, people do crazy things to stand out from the crowd. i've always been very slim. that might have been great for naomi campbell but now, the girls that make serious cash have curves. yeah, i

police in brazilian city of rio dejaneiro have defended their operation against drug traffickers in whicht least 25 people died. officers said that the action had been planned for almost a year after they had received information that criminal gangs had been recruiting children and minors. polls in britain have closed for elections to the devolved parliaments in scotland and wales, and to local government authorities in england. a parliamentary seat in hartlepool in north—east england is also being contested. we are expecting a result for that in the next few hours. those are the headlines. now on bbc news: the travel show. coming up on the show — getting up close to an american icon in new york. now for the the piece de resistance. the original torch. wow! cooking up a michelin star takeaway in singapore. so this is the chef extraordinaire, hawker—chan. and i'm on the hunt for london's fast—disappearing red phone boxes. if you say "london", it's the telephone — it's the red telephone box. hello and welcome to the travel show with me, christa larwood, still here at home in london. but as

the president of brazil has led a motorcade of more than 1,000 supporters through rio dejaneiro, despitevirus restrictions against large gatherings. roaring engines and a sea of green and yellow. the colours of brazil's national flag. green and yellow. the colours of brazil's nationalflag. more than 1000 supporters of president bolsonaro snaking through the streets of rio de janeiro. leading the pack, the president himself. it'sjust his latest show of defiance against coronavirus restrictions, which the brazilian leader has steadily criticised. translation: ., ., ., translation: bolsonaro for me is the return _ translation: bolsonaro for me is the return of _ translation: bolsonaro for me is the return of freedom, - translation: bolsonaro for me is the return of freedom, of - translation: bolsonaro for me is the return of freedom, of my l is the return of freedom, of my country. i'm a patriot and with him ifeel we country. i'm a patriot and with him i feel we are country. i'm a patriot and with him ifeel we are proud to be patriots, proud of the green and yellow colours. bolsonaro 2022!

police in brazilian city of rio dejaneiro have defended their operation against drug traffickers in whichhad received information that criminal gangs had been recruiting children and minors. polls in britain have closed for elections to the devolved parliaments in scotland and wales, and to local government authorities in england. a parliamentary seat in hartlepool in north—east england is also being contested. win in a traditional labour stronghold. we are expecting the results of those votes in a few hours. now on bbc news: three days that shook football.

protesters have gathered outside a police headquarters in rio dejaneiro in brazil following a securityinst the poor of the favelas. president biden has insisted his economic programme remains on track, despite disappointing job figures for april. he said that although only a quarter of a million new posts had been created last month, his american rescue plan had been designed to help over the whole year.

residents of a poor rio dejaneiro neighbourhood have been protesting outside a police headquarters demanding — including one police officer. 12 countries have been put on a green travel list for people in england, meaning anyone returning will not need to quarantine from 17 may onwards. a new traffic light system of rules means international travel will no longer be illegal.

at least six state capitals, including rio dejaneiro, have been affected.lamed his predecessor for the crisis, saying he allowed too many people to receive the first dose without having enough stocks for a follow—up. more international aid is being flown to india amid continuing shortages of oxygen and other supplies needed to deal with a devastating second wave of coronavirus infections. britain has announced it will send a further one thousand ventilators. in west africa, reports from ivory coast say at least 17 people have been killed and 11; injured in a road accident involving a truck and a mini—van. thousands of people have taken part in renewed protests in myanmar, against the military coup. the generals seized power three months ago. small, short—lasting events like this, in yangon, were held across the country — there are reports of several people being shot dead by security forces. flags have been flying at half—mast across israel as the country observed a day of mourning for the victims of friday's crush during ajewish pilgrimage. 45 men and boys

on thursday, a laboratory in rio dejaneiro, said it would restrict astrazeneca vaccine production topublicans have voted—in an ardent trump supporter, elyse stefanik, to replace liz cheney as their third ranking party leader. stefanik from new york has consistently backed the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen. now, america's world famous museums are starting to open up as covid cases decline. next week, the new york art galleries can open at 100% capacity. in washington dc today, the national museum of african american history and the national portrait gallery opened their doors for the first time in over a year. the bbc�*s larry madowo was on the scene. america's capital has felt a little deserted this past year. it's time to spruce up, though, as the city slowly rolls back to normal life. check out a monument, or go all in and visit a museum again. the national museum of african—american history and culture even got a guest from the white house. we are opening up. culture and beauty coming back to dc. first lady drjill biden. hi, how are you all? good, how are you? i'm

at least six state capitals, including rio dejaneiro, have been affected.is predecessor for the crisis, saying he allowed too many people to receive the first dose without having enough stocks for a follow—up. soldiers responded by using live ammunition against the protesters. eight people were reportedly killed. the protests have been marking what organisers call the myanmar spring revolution with more. streams of demonstrators make their way through citizen towns across the country. they were marching in the commercial horrible. they held up of three finger salute and it has become a symbol of defiance against the military coup that ousted myanmar�*s elected leader. some of the rallies seem smaller than in recent weeks, suggesting the military campaign of violence against unarmed protesters and mass arrests is scaring people into staying at home. to date, more than 700 people have died at the hands of them since the coup began. army snipers have been using shots to the head with the intention of killing. one protesters said that the police were arresting

residents of a poor rio dejaneiro neighbourhood have been protesting outside a police headquarters demanding justice for the victims of a raid on thursday in which twenty—five people were killed — including one police officer. 12 countries have been put on a green travel list for people in england, meaning anyone returning will not need to quarantine from 17 may onwards. a new traffic light system of rules means international travel will no longer be illegal. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are deputy political editor of the spectator, katy balls, and daily mirror assistant editor, jason beattie. and to you at home let's bring you up—to—date with the front pages. a look at elections results, the ft highlights conservative success saying that borisjohnson has �*tightened his political grip on england', after being �*propelled' by the vaccine rollout. also looking at the elections in england — the mail leads with the conservative�*s victory in the hartlepool by—election and a �*string' of gains. �*brexit bounce delivers historic

police in brazilian city of rio dejaneiro have defended their operation against drug traffickers in whicht least 25 people died. officers said that the action had been planned for almost a year after they had received information that criminal gangs had been recruiting children and minors. polls in britain have closed for elections to the devolved parliaments in scotland and wales, and to local government authorities in england. a parliamentary seat in hartlepool in north—east england is also being contested. win in a traditional labour stronghold. we are expecting the results of those votes in a few hours. now on bbc news: three days that shook football. if this were to happen, it has the potential to end the club game as we know it. it's not right what they're trying to do. it's not competitive. it's a closed shop. there was quite unanimous sadness, anger, disgust. at the events of- the last three days. for people, greedy people, to come in and treat it like their own personal hedge fund is disgusting. it's disgraceful, it's disgusting, and i will say three strong words — enough is enou

police in the brazilian city of rio dejaneiro have defended their operation against drug traffickersich at least 25 people died. officers said that the action had been planned for almost a year after they had received information that criminal gangs had been recruiting children and minors. more news at the top of the hour. that is it from me. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. month by month, us president joe biden is shifting away from trump—era foreign policy positions. but how dramatic will the pivot be? in the middle east, there are signs of a changed approach to the region's two oil—rich adversaries, saudi arabia and iran — more pressure on the saudis, more engagement with tehran. my guest is the influential boss of saudi arabia's al arabiya english news channel, mohammed alyahya. have the saudis forfeited america's unstinting support? mohammed alyahya in dubai, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it's a pleasure to have you on the show. would you accept that life has become much more difficult for saudi arabia under the presidency in w

protesters have gathered outside a police headquarters in rio dejaneiro in brazil following a securityration in which 25 people were killed, including one police officer. those are the main headline on the news. —— those are the main headlines on bbc news. dozens of people had to be rescued from a tower block in east london this morning after a fire broke out and spread over three floors. the flats are partially covered in cladding similar to the type used at grenfell tower. more than 30 people needed medical treatment for smoke inhalation. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. for people in flats with fire safety issues, this is the nightmare. open the door! it's open, it's open. but at nine this morning, it's what confronted residents. as i opened the door to leave my flat, that's when i bumped into one of the security guards running up, screaming that "there's a fire, "there's a fire, get out," and he was sweating and i could clearly tell that this was serious, it wasn't a drill. 120 firefighters tackled the flames and rescued residents, some suffering from the effects

at least six state capitals, including rio dejaneiro, have been affected.wed too many people to receive the first dose without having enough stocks for a follow—up. professor marcus andre melo is a political scientist at the federal university in the coastal city of recife. thank you very much for being with us. what is brazil's vaccine rollup programme like at the moment?— vaccine rollup programme like at the moment? well, strangely, cooperatively _ at the moment? well, strangely, cooperatively speaking, - at the moment? well, strangely, cooperatively speaking, the - cooperatively speaking, the situation regarding vaccinations is not that bad. 15% of the population has received the first shot and this compares relatively well with some other countries and so on. but the key question in the case of the bolts in our government is that we could be in a much better situation, that's the problem. considering brazil's institutional capacity in this area and previous experience with mass vaccination, we could be in a much better situation and we are not, because

it happened in one of rio dejaneiro's poorest neighbourhoods, known as favelas.ails are distressing. as police swooped in helicopters and armoured vehicles, suspects could be seen trying to escape across the rooftops. some of them armed with high—powered weapons. down on the street level, police were closing in. 0fficers described it as a "war scenario". it's the deadliest police operation since 2016. here's the account of one resident, who says an injured boy came into her home. translation: when the police saw the blood, they came - in screaming, "where is he, where is he?" ijust had time to put my children here behind me, and they killed the boy in the room. they didn't give the boy time to say anything. my only reaction was to protect my family. my nine—year—old daughter saw everything. she will never want to sleep in that room again. residents took to the streets to protest, accusing the police of using excessive force. the're calling for peace and justice. human rights campaigners are also campaigned against it. we also campaigned against it. - condemned th

police in the brazilian city of rio dejaneiro have defended their operation against drug traffickers

protesters have gathered outside a police headquarters in rio dejaneiro in brazil following a securityperation in which 25 people were killed — including one police officer. they accuse the force of carrying out a massacre against the poor of the favelas. president biden has insisted his economic programme remains on track, despite disappointing job figures for april. he said that although only a quarter of a million new posts had been created last month, his american rescue plan had been designed to help over the whole year. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, welcome to the programme which brings together leading uk commentators, journalists born overseas who apply their trade in the uk, along with bbc specialists, dateline london. british labour funded specialists, dateline london. british labourfunded in part by the unions, appears to be in trouble this weekend. it is a different sort of union, that of the nations of the uk, also under threat. the uk is basking in the success of its vaccination programmes opposite time to share its more —— good fortune more lightly? and sheddi

violence erupted during a police operation in a favela, in one of the poorest neighbourhoods in rio dejaneiro office this morning. god bless you, nigel. good morning. for some of us it is not as cold as it was this time yesterday morning. naga is quite right. there is some frost around. the forecast is one of sunny spells and scattered showers. you may see them, you may not. showers across the north and west of scotland. some wintry. showers across northern ireland. north—west england and also wales. through the day we will see further showers develop. they will especially develop. they will especially develop across eastern england and eastern scotland, where they could be heavy and thundery with some hell. a lot of us want to see any at all. we get away with a dry day with for a fair bit of sunshine. later in the devey cloud will thicken in the south—west. heralding the arrival of our next weather front. yesterday time's mike got to 14 degrees in plymouth. today we could see 14 or 15. a little bit milder. as we head through the evening and overnight it will be chilly to start. many of the s